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MultiScope Trial Version Debuggers 1.03 READ.ME2 10/15/91
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Welcome to the MultiScope Trial Version Debuggers for Windows!
This trial version diskette contains fully operational versions of the
MultiScope Debuggers for Windows, along with a sample application and a
complete tutorial program that will introduce you to the software.
The SETUP program provided will install the software to your hard disk, and
automatically start the tutorial program.
Time to install the software -- about 3 minutes.
Time to complete the tutorial -- about 20 to 30 minutes.
After you complete the tutorial, you can experiment with the debuggers
yourself. The software included on this diskette is completely
operational, with the limitation that the debuggers will debug only the
sample application provided.
System Requirements
===================
The MultiScope Debuggers for Windows Trial Version software has the
following system requirements:
* Microsoft Windows 3.0 or 3.1, supporting Standard or 386 Enhanced mode
* 3MB free hard disk space
* 2MB RAM minimum, 4MB recommended
Installation
============
To install the MultiScope Trial Version software on your system, you must
have Microsoft Windows(tm) installed on your system. Execute the SETUP
program included on the Trial Version diskette by entering the following
command at the DOS prompt:
WIN A:SETUP
The SETUP program will prompt you with a dialog box. Follow its
directions, and the MultiScope Debugger Trial Version software will be
copied to your system. After the installation is complete, Windows will
restart and the tutorial program will automatically begin.
Highlights of the MultiScope Debuggers for Windows
==================================================
This Trial Version of the MultiScope Debuggers for Windows provides you
with a look at just some of the major components of the MultiScope
Debuggers for Windows package. What follows are some of the highlights of
the complete MultiScope Debuggers for Windows package.
Power, Flexibility, Convenience --------------------------------
The MultiScope Debuggers for Windows provide you with the most powerful
solutions available for debugging your Windows 386 Enhanced, Standard, and
Real Mode applications. In your arsenal of tools, you'll have a Windows
interface debugger that will allow you to be far more productive than ever
before (you'll even be able to see your application while debugging it on
the same screen!). In addition, you'll have the capability of instantly
pinpointing the cause of those elusive "Unrecoverable Application Errors" -
even after the fact! And, if you have a second machine, you'll have the
convenience and flexibility of remote debugging!
Debug Multiple Languages ---------------------------------------
The MultiScope Debuggers for Windows directly support all compilers that
produce CodeView(tm)-compatible debug information, including:
* Microsoft C
* Microsoft Macro Assembler
* Microsoft Pascal
* Microsoft Basic
* Microsoft Fortran
MultiScope Run-Time Debuggers ----------------------------------
The MultiScope Run-Time Debuggers allow you to control the execution of
your program by using conditional or unconditional breakpoints (at the
source or assembly level), or by using 386/486 data or memory watchpoints.
The Run-Time Debuggers provide you with 11 different "Go" commands and a
Remote Control interface for monitoring your program without taking too
much space from the Windows screen.
MultiScope Crash Analyzer System -------------------------------
The MultiScope Crash Analyzer System allows you to symbolically analyze
your program after it has crashed. An "execution monitor" utility is
provided that will capture the entire state of your program to a dump file
at the occurrence of an "Unrecoverable Application Error", or other run-
time exception. You can examine the dump file with the MultiScope Crash
Analyzer to determine the cause of your program's crash.
MultiScope Remote Debuggers ------------------------------------
The MultiScope Remote Debuggers allow you to control the execution of your
program using a secondary machine, allowing you to allocate the entire
system resources to your application. The MultiScope Debuggers for Windows
package includes both serial and network (Novell, NetBIOS) Remote
Debuggers.
Windows and Character Mode User Interfaces ---------------------
The MultiScope Debuggers for Windows allow you to debug your Windows
applications with a Windows interface debugger -- on the same screen! Also
provided is a character-mode interface debugger that allows you to debug
your Windows application using either a single or dual monitor setup.
386/486(tm) Support --------------------------------------------
The MultiScope Debuggers for Windows provide high speed 386/486
watchpoints. These watchpoints allow you to select a variable or memory
location and then execute your program at full speed until an access is
made to it by your program.
Debugger Views -------------------------------------------------
The MultiScope Debuggers provide the following views:
* Source code
* Symbolic data
* Graphical data
* Memory values
* Spy messages
* Log commands
* Procedures
* Modules
* Call chain
* Assembly decode
* CPU registers
* Math coprocessor (80x87) registers
* Breakpoints
* Watchpoints
* Output
* Help
Symbolic and Graphic Data --------------------------------------
MultiScope is the only debugger that actually lets you explore data
structures and relationships both symbolically and graphically. The Data
window displays symbolic information on global and local variables, their
values, and their types. Just double-click with the mouse on a pointer or
press a key to see the fields of the structure or the array elements it
points to. The MultiScope Debuggers for Windows can even show you data
structures as you would visualize them graphically! Zoom in to see more
information about pointers, values, and substructures.
It's All You Need ----------------------------------------------
Finally, a debugger with the muscle and functionality to really get the job
done. Take one look, and you'll know the MultiScope Debuggers for Windows
are the only debuggers you'll ever need.
Ordering Information
====================
For more information, or to order a copy of the MultiScope Debuggers for
Windows, contact:
MultiScope, Inc.
Sales Department
1235 Pear Ave.
Mountain View, CA 94043
Phone: (800) 999-8846
(415) 968-4892
FAX: (415) 968-4622
Notes on the Trial Version Installation
=======================================
The SETUP program provided makes the following changes to your Windows
system initialization files (no changes are made to your DOS AUTOEXEC.BAT
or CONFIG.SYS files):
* The SYSTEM.INI has the following two device lines added in the
"[386Enh]" section:
device=...\mslook.386
device=...\windebug.386
These device drivers provide support for high-speed 386/486(tm)
watchpoints and for the Windows debug interface.
* The PROGMAN.INI file has the "MultiScope Demo" group added to it.
* The "run=" statement in WIN.INI is saved and restored for when
the SETUP program restarts Windows into the tutorial. This is
done so that the device drivers referenced above are loaded for
the MultiScope Trial Version Tutorial.
Display Configuration Files
===========================
The SETUP program determines the type of display configuration you are
using, and installs an appropriate debugger display configuration file for
that mode. The debugger display configuration file contains information
about the default colors, font sizes, and window orientation of the
debugger.
If you are using a Windows display configuration that SETUP doesn't support
by default, it will install a default 16-color VGA configuration file
(which should work fine in most cases), and will let you know that it is
doing so with a message box.
Several default configuration files are provided in the installation
directory, and you can install another one if you choose (which may be
necessary, for example, if you are using a very high resolution 256 color
mode).
Here is a list of the debugger display configuration files provided:
* MS350008.CFG 640x350, 8 colors (typically an EGA)
* MS350016.CFG 640x350, 16 colors ( " " " )
* MS480016.CFG 640x480, 16 colors (typically a VGA)
* MS480256.CFG 640x480, 256 colors (typically a Super-VGA)
* MS600016.CFG 800x600, 16 colors ( " " " )
* MS600256.CFG 800x600, 256 colors ( " " " )
* MS768016.CFG 1024x768, 16 colors (8514/A, or a Super-VGA)
* MS768256.CFG 1024x768, 256 colors (XGA, or a Super-VGA)
Copy the file that seems closest to your display adapter resolution and
colors to the file "WMS.CFG" in the MultiScope Trial Version installation
directory. For example, if you are using a 1280x1024 mode with 256 colors,
you would copy the "MS768256.CFG" file to "WMS.CFG":
C:
CD \MSDEMO
COPY MS768256.CFG WMS.CFG
In most cases, however, this step should not be necessary.
De-installing the Trial Version Software
========================================
To remove the MultiScope Trial Version software from your system, simply
remove the "mslook.386" device line from your Windows SYSTEM.INI file (see
above), delete the "MultiScope Demo" group from the Program Manager, and
delete the Trial Version software subdirectory from your hard disk.
What You See in the Trial Version What You Get in the Complete Package
================================= ====================================
* Windows-interface Run-Time * Windows-interface Run-Time
Debugger Debugger
* Crash Analyzer System * Character-Mode interface Run-Time
(MED utility and Crash Debugger
Analyzer)
* Crash Analyzer System (MED
utility and Crash Analyzer)
* Serial and Network Remote
Debuggers
* For a limited time, the
MultiScope Debuggers for DOS
=============================================================================
Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 MultiScope, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
MultiScope is a registered trademark of MultiScope, Inc.
Microsoft and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.